Build FJ 75 rebuild

[Koala77]

hello to all, ive been busy rebuilding my truck, pretty much a full restoration,i bought the truck last September,basically cleaned most of the parts and rebuilt the motor,i know pictures tell a thousand words so rather than talking about this right now ill start posting pics

 

[Koala77]

the rocker cover is of a 3F, the motor is actually a 2F, the rig is exactly how i bought it, missing quite a few bits and pieces, now my journey and madness begin..

 

[Koala77]

I totally striped out the interior,striped the cab down to the chassis

 

[Koala77]

i striped the engine down to give it a full rebuild

 

[Koala77]

after two attempts to hand paint the chassis i wasnt happy with the end result so it was off to the sandblasters to get the job done right

 

[Koala77]

I was much happier this the finished result

 

[chappohj47]

Looking good so far mate welcome to the forum

 

[Koala77]

the engine striped, the block sent to the machinist shop, re-bored,honed,new pistons,rings,cam bearings,mains,big ends,lifters re-faced,crank journals polished

 

[Koala77]

Looking good so far mate welcome to the forum

thank you, i have so many more photos to upload

 

[Koala77]

so with the motor getting a birthday,i start work on the cab, i ended up having to buy a second hand one with no rust and giving all the panels a respray.

 

[Koala77]

here putting the cab together, and then i fully cleaned and painted the interior

 

[Koala77]

some pics of the interior,have plenty more

 

[Koala77]

dash painted,I reduced the gloss a little , colour matched but not as shiny... more of the interior

 

[Koala77]

fitting it all up,this did take me a month or so, I work shift,so progress is slow,although I have finished the interior..just taking ages to upload pice

 

[Koala77]

the doors all striped back,old repairs re-done, and fish oiled

 

[Koala77]

doors both mounted,with second hand door cards,cleaned all the rubbers,door locks replaced with new one

 

[Koala77]

all the wiring was re-covered with new corrugated piping

 

[Koala77]

then i started on the guards,had to buy the bottom guards as the rig didnt come with any,they were sandblasted,primed and painted

 

[Koala77]

inner guards done and fitted

 

[Koala77]

radiator support panel fitted, i replaced the 88mod grill with a 96 and 79 series head lights